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"Lewis and Clark," based on Stephen Ambrose's book "Undaunted Courage," will become a six-hour HBO miniseries. The people behind the project have more star power than the accomplished actors taking the leading roles as the explorers. Oscar nominee Casey Affleck will play Meriwether Lewis, and Matthias Schoenaerts will be William Clark. Affleck was a supporting actor nominee for "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" and also acted in "Interstellar," "Gone Baby Gone" and the "Ocean's Eleven" movies. Schoenaerts' credits include "Rust and Bone," "The Drop,"...

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